EP 1397633 A2 20040317 - FLUID PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (en)
FLUID PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD
Title (de)
MIKRO-KANÄLEN WÄRMEÜBERTRAGER
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT DE FLUIDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0218079 W 20020606
- US 29629501 P 20010606
- US 36326902 P 20020311
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03033983A2] A fluid processing unit 110 having first 171 and second 152 interleaved flow paths 171 in a cross flow configuration is disclosed. The first flow paths 171 are substantially longer than the second flow paths 152 such that the pressure drop in the second flow paths can be maintained at a relatively low level and temperature variations across the second flow paths are reduced. One or more of the flow paths can be microchannels. When used as a vaporizer and/or superheater, the longer first flow paths 171 include an upstream liquid flow portion 172 and downstream vapor flow portion 176 of enlarged cross sectional area. A substantial pressure drop is maintained through the upstream liquid flow portion for which one or more tortous flow channels 172a can be utilized. The unit is a thin panel, having a width substantially less its length or height, and is manufactured together with other thin units in a bonded stack of thin metal sheets. The individual units are then separated from the stack after bonding.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B81B 1/00 (2006.01); B01B 1/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 35/04 (2006.01); C01B 3/16 (2006.01); C01B 3/38 (2006.01); C01B 3/58 (2006.01); C01C 1/04 (2006.01); F28D 9/00 (2006.01); F28F 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01B 1/005 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 19/0093 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 35/56 (2024.01 - EP US); C01B 3/16 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/384 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/583 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 3/586 (2013.01 - EP US); C01C 1/0417 (2013.01 - EP US); C01C 1/0452 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 9/0043 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 9/0093 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00162 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00783 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00835 (2013.01 - EP US); B01J 2219/00873 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0205 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0283 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/044 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0445 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/047 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0844 (2013.01 - EP US); C01B 2203/0883 (2013.01 - EP US); F28D 2021/0064 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2210/02 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 2260/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F28F 2275/061 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02P 20/52 (2015.11 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 03033983A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03033983 A2 20030424; WO 03033983 A3 20030828; AU 2002360239 A1 20030428; CA 2449724 A1 20030424; CA 2449724 C 20110315; EP 1397633 A2 20040317; JP 2005516171 A 20050602; JP 2009257755 A 20091105; US 2004013585 A1 20040122; US 6994829 B2 20060207
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0218079 W 20020606; AU 2002360239 A 20020606; CA 2449724 A 20020606; EP 02795479 A 20020606; JP 2003536674 A 20020606; JP 2009172783 A 20090724; US 16496902 A 20020606